Bike for a 20-23 stone person

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Do such bikes exist? The bike will mainly be used for off road type riding (up the woods)

Guess budget would be around £1,000.

Thanks
 
MrMoonX said:
I'd lose weight first, not many bikes will put up with that especially off road
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Yea I was thinking of going that route to be honest. Would be annoying spending that money on a bike and it break, would always think it was down to weight or something.
tom_e said:
My house mate has a Specialized MTB and he's around 24st, apart from needing the springs in the forks uprated to stiffer ones he's not had any issues.
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Although that's interesting, do you know what Specialized he has?
 
Morba said:
NO! Your name deserves a big strong body, not some wimpy little skinny thing. No losing weight :p
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Haha, I'll always have a big strong body don't worry, I couldn't become a puny human with a name like mine lol :)

tom_e said:
It's the rockhopper.
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Thanks mate
arknor said:
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Yea' I might go that route too, got a few choices. I've mailed a few companies today and asked about the bikes as the limit is 250lbs but they said although it says that the bikes can carry a lot more.

[DOD]Asprilla;24755568 said:
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Thanks for that mate

The one thing I'm now not sure about is 26 or 29er?
 
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In the e-mail back about the Rockhoppers the guy put
The bike you are currently suggesting is a suitable option as it has a lockout fork which would be good for road riding and help increase travel when riding
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what exactly does that mean? lol
 
Thanks all for the advice. I've read somewhere about not getting a different seat but getting padded shorts instead, what are some good brands of shorts? I may struggle being a large lad for that I guess but at least it gives me some idea.
 
arknor said:
btw wiggle do free returns via collect+
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/h/option/collectplus#returns

I had a ready filled out "collect+" return postage sticker in my order from them even though for delivery they dispatched my goods via next day delivery using a courier

so if you get some shorts that don't fit it's not a ball ache to send them back
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That's really handy to know!

Now I just need to work out what size frame I need, I'm 6 foot 2-3 and leg is about 31-32" I believe.
 
arknor said:
I edited that post btw to include details for their 30 days return policy on bikes.

I'm 6.3 and have an xl 21inch bike but my inside leg is longer than yours at around 34-36" and tbh I might have been okay with a 20inch
just goto halfords or somewhere and sit on some different sized bikes but bare in mind the seat on them won't be at the optimal height for you but you can at least see how much your arms need to stretch to reach the handle bars and get a general idea of what size you need.
make sure your toes wouldn't clip the front wheel during it's turning radius to.

I bought my blind though without sitting on a bike in about 18years.
I just measured my height and my inside leg and took a punt on what size most etailers listed for me in their size guide.

http://www.tredz.co.uk/guides/mountain-bike-size-guide/
has a good size guide

you will likely need a 20 or 21inch mtb frame

BTW expect aches and pain's when your first start out especially if your seat isn't the correct height which takes some trial and error.

when I first started at the start of last month I could only ride around 10 miles before my hamstring would ache in my right leg and I was starting to wonder if it ever would get easy but about 10 x 10mile rides later and I can do around 30 miles without feeling any discomfort.

the hardest thing was getting my sit bones to adjust to my seat but my bike is a hybrid (looks like a mtb but 700c wheels and a road bike seat)
apparently cyclists have a calcium build up around there sit bones which shows on xrays so I guess your body slowly toughens your ass bones up over time from riding
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Wicked mate, thanks ever so much for that post, handy to know. Might try and pop down Halfords after work like you mentioned and try out before buying as I really can't be bothered returning.

It's nice to know how you progressed, I'm expecting to be able to ride like 1 mile before passing out at the moment! I'm doing cardio in other means at the moment which is mainly light punch bag work but think the bike will help me build my CV and I remember when I was a teen how much I loved biking and stuff, when I get down a bit more I'll be able to do a bit more on it too.

I must admit out of all the bikes I've seen I like the look of http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Specialized...ountain-Bike-2014-Hardtail-Race-MTB_64809.htm the most but I'm worried with someone earlier in the post saying the frames are good to 300lbs, I suppose I've got an e-mail from the company saying I'll be fine on one at my weight so if it does break hopefully it will be covered.

That Strava thing sounds amazing and would be something I'd love to get so will get that for sure.

I forgot to add, on top of the bike what else do I need, any tools? Anything essential I need?
 
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That's really good your weight loss especially as you didn't change your diet for the first 2-3 weeks! I'm already down nearly a stone and I started last Monday, I know for someone my size it's mainly water but it's a nice boost. You've cycled a fair amount of miles! Where I'm riding is beautiful, only problem is they fire in the morning so the morning cycles are out of the question for that, will have to find a road route for the morning.

Is it hard to insert new spokes and tension them? Will I not be blowing tires up left right and center though? lol.

Yea that's me, I'm still that guy lol -.-
 
arknor said:
a lot of tyres these days have kevlar guards so you can ride over glass.
some tyres can even roll over a drawing pin these days..

inserting and tensioning spokes isn't something I've had to try yet it's probably not that hard if you get a spoke tension meter thingy

Living in the city centre most roads near me are busy to but luckily theres a moor near me with cycle paths going across it that are over a mile long ^_^ so I've stuck to their and riding around local parks for the most part.

if you ride on roads look at the youtube videos than teach you not to be a nervous rider cycling in the gutter because that is dangerous and causes people to try unsafe overtakes unless the road is pretty wide to begin with.

you will likely discover a lot of roads near you have cycling lanes you never even noticed before anyway though
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Wow at the tyres, last time I rode a bike was about 13 years ago and I swear there wasn't stuff like that, or it might have been I couldn't afford it then lol.

I'll check out those videos on youtube for sure, there is a trail I'll be able to ride once I'm a little less as there is lots of bumps and tree routes and stuff.

From what I've read online the bike I was thinking of getting while good apparently you can get much better for the same money if not less :( Not sure what to get now :(
 
Got my bike tonight a Boardman, it was recommended elsewhere, the whole lot came to around 1150 and got it for £800 so I'm pleased.

Did my first cycle and did 2.5 miles with 82ft elevation... I'm basically dead! But I enjoyed it :D
 
arknor said:
which boadman you get? I've got an mx race hybrid I'm pretty happy with but I'll get a decent road bike next year

my first ride back from town was really hard too but I think I was trying to go to fast to get home quick, you soon learn to pace yourself though
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I got Boardman Mountain Bike Team 2012/2013 - Large 19".

I could have waited for the pro but I thought it's £127 cheaper and if I'm needing something better I'll get something that I won't worry about breaking once I've shifted lots of weight.

Yea I can imagine the first ride home sucked, luckily we got the bike in the car! Yea' I didn't actually realize just how many hills there are on the root I took lol, I know it was only a total of 82ft elevation but damn, my legs were on fire lol.

That Strava app by the way is amazing, only using the free version but it's really cool.
[DOD]Asprilla;24775834 said:
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lol quality.
 
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